Family Group Sheet
NameJames W. Pettit, 3C4R
Birthabt 1844, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1844, Kentucky
Deathbef 1930, prob. New Mexico or Illinois
FatherAsa Thompson Pettit (1810-1860)
MotherSarah Ann Johns (1811-1883)
Other spousesFrances R. French
Marriageabt 1878, prob. Powell Co., Kentucky
SpouseLucy A. Schultz
BirthOct 1849, Kentucky
Death7 Sep 1934, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Illinois
FatherSamuel Shultz (~1805-)
MotherAngeline Reyborn (~1820-)
Children
1 FIva [Schultz] Pettit (Stepchild of father (child of mother)), 4C3R
Birthabt 1867, Powell Co., Kentucky
2 FEdna C. Pettit, 4C3R
BirthSep 1879, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Death8 Nov 1909, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico
3 FBertha L. Pettit, 4C3R
BirthFeb 1881, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SpouseGeorge Alexander Sudduth
Notes for James W. Pettit
The 1900 census gives his birthdate as Feb 1847, but he was recorded as age 6 in 1850 and age 17 in 1860, so he was probably really born about 1844, give or take a year.
Notes for Lucy A. Schultz
The Illinois deaths database lists Lucy A. Pettit, age 82, born 10 Nov 1851 in Mt. Sterling, Ky, died 7 Sep 1934 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Illinois, married, wife of James Pettit, father Samuel Schultz born in Holland, mother’s maiden name Angeline Reyborn, born in Kidville, Ky.
Kiddville is a tiny village in Clark Co., Ky, near the Montgomery Co. border, about halfway between Winchester and Mt. Sterling. Lucy’s birthdate may actually be a year or two earlier; the 1870 census listed her as age 21, and the 1900 census listed her as born Oct 1849. Unfortunately, the 1850 and 1860 censuses are not any help in resolving the question, because she does not appear with Samuel and Angeline in either census.
Kiddville is a tiny village in Clark Co., Ky, near the Montgomery Co. border, about halfway between Winchester and Mt. Sterling. Lucy’s birthdate may actually be a year or two earlier; the 1870 census listed her as age 21, and the 1900 census listed her as born Oct 1849. Unfortunately, the 1850 and 1860 censuses are not any help in resolving the question, because she does not appear with Samuel and Angeline in either census.
Census Notes for James W. & Lucy A. (Family)
1880 census of Powell Co., Ky, precinct 2, enumerated 3 June, lists on p. 5 as family #30/36:
Pettit, James, 34, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky: Lucy, 30, wife, b. Ky -- Ky; Iva, dau, 13; Asa, son, 11; Lousetta, dau, 9; Edna, dau, 2; Bertha, 4/12, b. Jan. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Fayette Co., Ky, Lexington precinct 20, E.D. 18, lists on p. 10A as family #210/231, at 293 E. Fourth St:
Pettit, James, 22, b. Feb 1847, Ky Va Va, butcher; Lucy, wife, 50, b. Oct 1849, Ky Ky Ky, married 22 years, mother of 3 children, 2 living; Edna, dau, 20, b. Sep 1879, Ky Ky Ky; Bertha, dau, 19, b. Feb 1881, Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, Albuquerque, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 3B as family #64/70, at 715 Edith St.:
Pettit, James W., 65, 2nd marriage, b. Ky Va Ky, grocer; Lucia H., wife ,59, 1st marriage, married 31 years, mother of 3 children, 1 living, b. Ky Ky Ky; Sudduth, Bertha L., daughter, 28, married 5 years, mother of 0 children, b. Ky Ky Ky; George D., son-in-law, 32, b. Illinois U.S. U.S., bookkeeper for lumber co.
1920 census of Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, Albuquerque ward 2, enumerated 6 Jan, lists on p. 5B as household #108/116, at 715 S. Edith St:
Herring, Ichabod, 64, b. NC NC NC; Clara A., wife, 56, b. NC NC NC; Pettit, Lucy, roomer, 68, widowed, b. Ky Ireland Ky.
1930 census of Shelby Co., Illinois, Shelbyville township, enumerated 4 April, lists on p. 2A as family #42, ate 2107 N. Broadway:
Suddith, George A., 51, age at first marriage 26, b. Ill Va Ill, manager of lumberyard; Bertha L., wife, 49, age at first marriage 23, b. Ky Ky Ky; Pettit, Lucy A., mother-in-law, 79, widowed, b. Ky Holland Ky.
Lucy’s death certificate also says her father was born in Holland, presumably because that was the story she had started telling. In 1920, she reported her father as born in Ireland. But no earlier records suggest any recent immigration. Samuel Shultz even reported in the 1880 census that not only he, but also his parents, were born in Kentucky.
Pettit, James, 34, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky: Lucy, 30, wife, b. Ky -- Ky; Iva, dau, 13; Asa, son, 11; Lousetta, dau, 9; Edna, dau, 2; Bertha, 4/12, b. Jan. All children born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Fayette Co., Ky, Lexington precinct 20, E.D. 18, lists on p. 10A as family #210/231, at 293 E. Fourth St:
Pettit, James, 22, b. Feb 1847, Ky Va Va, butcher; Lucy, wife, 50, b. Oct 1849, Ky Ky Ky, married 22 years, mother of 3 children, 2 living; Edna, dau, 20, b. Sep 1879, Ky Ky Ky; Bertha, dau, 19, b. Feb 1881, Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, Albuquerque, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 3B as family #64/70, at 715 Edith St.:
Pettit, James W., 65, 2nd marriage, b. Ky Va Ky, grocer; Lucia H., wife ,59, 1st marriage, married 31 years, mother of 3 children, 1 living, b. Ky Ky Ky; Sudduth, Bertha L., daughter, 28, married 5 years, mother of 0 children, b. Ky Ky Ky; George D., son-in-law, 32, b. Illinois U.S. U.S., bookkeeper for lumber co.
1920 census of Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, Albuquerque ward 2, enumerated 6 Jan, lists on p. 5B as household #108/116, at 715 S. Edith St:
Herring, Ichabod, 64, b. NC NC NC; Clara A., wife, 56, b. NC NC NC; Pettit, Lucy, roomer, 68, widowed, b. Ky Ireland Ky.
1930 census of Shelby Co., Illinois, Shelbyville township, enumerated 4 April, lists on p. 2A as family #42, ate 2107 N. Broadway:
Suddith, George A., 51, age at first marriage 26, b. Ill Va Ill, manager of lumberyard; Bertha L., wife, 49, age at first marriage 23, b. Ky Ky Ky; Pettit, Lucy A., mother-in-law, 79, widowed, b. Ky Holland Ky.
Lucy’s death certificate also says her father was born in Holland, presumably because that was the story she had started telling. In 1920, she reported her father as born in Ireland. But no earlier records suggest any recent immigration. Samuel Shultz even reported in the 1880 census that not only he, but also his parents, were born in Kentucky.
